good for him. there are some real pieces of shit on these boards, no doubt. it's always easy to talk smack when you are hidden behind a computer screen. might be nice to have to register under your real name? i doubt he's the only elite guy who has left letsrun.com lately.
Well, not everyone here is a loser basher. He ran a great race. Congrats, Josh!
If I were an elite runner in any of the NCAA divisions I would definitely stay away from this board. Reading all this criticism could easily f*** with my head.
This board is good for people who aren't good enough to have their own coaches, and need people to bounce ideas off of.
What difference does it really make what various opinions of runners are? If, as an elite runner, you allow letsrun scuttle butt to get you down, then you have issues far more serious than simply running fast.
I know quite a few elites who not only read letsrun, but seem to run quite well in spite of whats said here. Biggest problem with letsrun are the insecure fanboys who get their nuts in a twist so easily, it's also the one of the best things about it, pure entertainment.
Btw, BIG congrats to McDougal, my pick all along!
Someone got the quote? I can't get the video.
boredman wrote:
What difference does it really make what various opinions of runners are? If, as an elite runner, you allow letsrun scuttle butt to get you down, then you have issues far more serious than simply running fast.
I know quite a few elites who not only read letsrun, but seem to run quite well in spite of whats said here. Biggest problem with letsrun are the insecure fanboys who get their nuts in a twist so easily, it's also the one of the best things about it, pure entertainment.
Btw, BIG congrats to McDougal, my pick all along!
I think its the same as A-Rod and other players in other sports not reading the papers, can't be good for the head
Mark from Flocasts: Now talk about, I mean, everyone, I mean, up until this point people might've thought, "Oh, he always," you know, "blows up at big races," and stuff like that...knowing that, y'know, crossing the finish line first, beating Galen Rupp who went to the world championship in the 10k, what does that mean, you know, to you, and then, and proving, you know, those doubters wrong?
Josh McDougal Um, yeah, I don't...I try not to listen to them...that's another thing this year, I haven't gone to LetsRun.com or any of those sites in almost a year, uh, I've...I've told myself I'm not gonna care about those people any more, and honestly I don't think I ever ran really "bad"--aside from 27th last year at the national meet--I just never had the greatest race, and when--if you wanna win a title, you can't just run well, you have to come out and run an amazing race.
Mark from Flocasts: Right on.
Mark sounds like, you know, a good interviewer. I mean, like, he's really good at, you know, asking the tough questions. I'm sure that ESPN will be, you know, giving him a call, like, anytime soon.
Right on.
That's too bad that the negativity here drives people away, although I can't act too surprised. I guess a few bad apples can spoil the whole bunch (or however that saying goes). Maybe we do need registration.
I mean like you know wrote:
Mark sounds like, you know, a good interviewer. I mean, like, he's really good at, you know, asking the tough questions. I'm sure that ESPN will be, you know, giving him a call, like, anytime soon.
Right on.
Perfect case in point.
More like 1:40 to 1:45 in.
I second registration!
You are right. I think you could see that even guys like Alan Webb read this stuff. After he won at the finals this year, he had quite a celebration. People ragged on him. When he got the American record, it looked like he was trying to hold it in rather show the emotion of a fiery guy who deserved and got the AR! Josh is truly a nice guy. Glad to see him win. He had a monkey he really needed to get off his back. My goodness, coming off of 115 mile week and winning the title- not bad. I guess it wouldn't be so big if he bumped up to marathon.
Is there really that much negativity about him out here. In the past it seems like someone starts out with a post titled, "Mcdougal will win 5000", "Mcdouglas to run olympic marathon trials to make team", "Mcdougal to win it all"
Then when he doesnt do it, someone calls out the original poster. Sure there is some criticism that goes a little too far-but that goes with any sport and its followers.
If it bothers him he did the right thing to quit looking. But it by no means that most letsrun posters, or the majority of opinion out here is negative.
problem with that wrote:
Is there really that much negativity about him out here. In the past it seems like someone starts out with a post titled, "Mcdougal will win 5000", "Mcdouglas to run olympic marathon trials to make team", "Mcdougal to win it all"
Then when he doesnt do it, someone calls out the original poster. Sure there is some criticism that goes a little too far-but that goes with any sport and its followers.
If it bothers him he did the right thing to quit looking. But it by no means that most letsrun posters, or the majority of opinion out here is negative.
That's part of it, but I think that it's much, much more than that. Read the posts about how he is a loon for going to Liberty, etc.
"But it by no means that most letsrun posters, or the majority of opinion out here is negative."
-dude, wake up. are you kidding me?
The saying "A few bad apples can spoil a bushel of apples" has been around longer then the internet.. But living in DC area, sometimes leads to belief that it is the opposite "a few good apples in a bushel of bad ones"
People have always said negative things about other people, but the internet makes it easier by allowing people to think that they are doing it anonymously with no fear of being held accountable for what they post. Please note that I said “that they think that they are doing it anonymously”. If someone made a threat or talked about something illegal, my guess would be that in most cases… the poster could be found quickly.
Registration would be good except that it would have to involve more than typing in your email address. It would need something that can prove that you are who you say you are…. Credit Card, Notarized Document… some process that would require more work than Wejo would want.
i think its great, he told it like it is.
this message board IS toxic, and he charted the right course.
good for him.
the board jumped the shark about 8 months ago, with the continuing henry rono thread.